Directory | Civil and Environmental Engineering | UNC Charlotte

Professor and Department Chair: jodaniel@uncc.edu
Undergraduate Director: wlsaunde@uncc.edu
Graduate Director: okeen@uncc.edu
Director of Student Learning and Assessment: kawarren@uncc.edu
Undergraduate Advisor: Kristy.Lowman@uncc.edu

Environmental and Water Resources Faculty

Environmental and Water Resources Faculty
Name	Department	Job Title	Office	Phone	Email
James E. Amburgey, Ph.D., P.E.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Associate Professor	EPIC 3329	704-687-1214	jeamburg@uncc.edu
James D. Bowen, Ph.D.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Associate Professor	EPIC 3324	704-687-1215	jdbowen@uncc.edu
Olya Keen, Ph.D., P.E.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director	EPIC 3171	704-687-5048	okeen@uncc.edu
Mariya Munir, Ph.D	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Assistant Professor	EPIC 3228	704-687-1623	mmunir@uncc.edu
William L. Saunders, Jr., Ph.D., P.E.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Lecturer, Undergrad Coordinator	EPIC 3248	704-687-1234	wlsaunde@uncc.edu
Mei Sun, Ph.D	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Assistant Professor	EPIC 3163	704-687-1723	msun8@uncc.edu
Jy S. Wu, Ph.D., P.E., P.H.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Professor, INES PhD Program Director	EPIC 3170	704-687-1240	jwu@uncc.edu

Board of Advisors

Board of Advisors
Name	Department	Job Title	Office	Phone	Email
Nick Amico, PE		Senior Bridge Engineer at HDR	Civil Engineering
Xavier Barrett		Principal Professional at Kleinfelder	Geotechnical Engineering
Jessica Bednarcik		Senior Vice President EHS & CCP at Duke Energy Corporation	Chemical Engineering
Steve Blakley		Senior Vice President at Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Carl Ellington		Principal at Talbert, Bright & Ellington	Civil Engineering
Jacqueline Jarrell		Deputy Director at Charlotte Water, WEF Fellow
Caroline Kone, PE		Transportation & Engineering Manager	Civil Engineering
Mellissa Oliver		Land Planning & Entitlement Manager at PulteGroup	Civil Engineering Designer
Ron Shaw		President at Lee Construction of the Carolinas	Civil Engineering Technology
Kord Wissmann		President at Geopier Foundation Co.	Civil Engineering

Structures Faculty

Structures Faculty
Name	Department	Job Title	Office	Phone	Email
Nicole Braxtan, Ph.D	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Assistant Professor	EPIC 3162	704-687-1634	nbraxtan@uncc.edu
Shen-En Chen, Ph.D., P.E.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Professor	EPIC 3330	704-687-1218	schen12@uncc.edu
Janos Gergely, Ph.D., S.E. (IL), P.E.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Associate Professor	EPIC 3262	704-687-1221	jgergely@uncc.edu
Timothy Kernicky, Ph.D.	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Research Assistant Professor			T.Kernicky@uncc.edu
Brett Q. Tempest, Ph.D., P.E.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Interim Chair and Associate Professor	EPIC 3327	704-687-1236	bqtempes@uncc.edu
Erika Weber, Ph.D., S.E. (IL), P.E. (CA)	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Assistant Teaching Professor	EPIC 3160	704-687-1852	eweber7@uncc.edu
David C. Weggel, Ph.D., P.E.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Professor	EPIC 3164	704-687-1238	dcweggel@uncc.edu
Matthew J. Whelan, Ph.D., P.E.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Associate Professor	EPIC 3326	704-687-1239	mwhelan3@uncc.edu

Geoenvironmental/Geotechnical Faculty

Geoenvironmental/Geotechnical Faculty
Name	Department	Job Title	Office	Phone	Email
John L. Daniels, D.Eng., P.E.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Professor	EPIC 3252	704-687-1219	jodaniel@uncc.edu
Rajaram Janardhanam, Ph.D.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Professor	EPIC 3331	704-687-4860	rajaram@uncc.edu
Milind V. Khire, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Professor	EPIC 3260	704-687-0069	mkhire@uncc.edu
Vincent (Tobi) Ogunro, Ph.D.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Associate Professor	EPIC 3328	704-687-1230	vogunro@uncc.edu
Kimberly Warren, Ph.D.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Associate Professor, CEE Director of Student Learning and Assessment	EPIC 3240	704-687-1237	kawarren@uncc.edu

Transportation Faculty

Transportation Faculty
Name	Department	Job Title	Office	Phone	Email
Wei (David) Fan, Ph.D., P.E.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Professor, Director	EPIC 3261	704-687-1222	wfan7@uncc.edu
Martin R. Kane, Ph.D., P.E.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Associate Professor	EPIC 3252	704-687-1226	mrkane@uncc.edu
David W. Naylor, P.E.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Associate Professor of Practice	EPIC 3264	704-687-1229	dnaylor@uncc.edu
Srinivas Pulugurtha, Ph.D., P.E.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Professor, Research Director	EPIC 3167	704-687-1233	sspulugurtha@uncc.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Emeritus Faculty
Name	Department	Job Title	Office	Phone	Email
L. Ellis King, Ph.D.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Professor Emeritus
William Langley, Ph.D., P.E.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Research Assistant Professor Emeritus	EPIC 3166	704-687-1223	wlangley@uncc.edu
David T. Young, Ph.D., P.E.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Professor Emeritus	EPIC 1224	704-687-1241	dyoung@uncc.edu
David M. Bayer, Ph.D.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Professor Emeritus
Jack B. Evett, Ph.D.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Professor Emeritus			evett@uncc.edu
Johnny Graham, Ph.D., P.E.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Professor Emeritus			graham@uncc.edu
Helene A. Hilger, Ph.D., P.E.	Civil & Environmental Engineering				hhilger@uncc.edu

Faculty Associate

Faculty Associate
Name	Department	Job Title	Office	Phone	Email
Xiuli Lin, Ph.D	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Environmental Lab Manager	EPIC 3233	704-687-8618	xlin6@uncc.edu
Youngjin Park, Ph.D.	Civil & Environmental Engineering	EPIC Lab Engineer	EPIC 2424	704-687-1232	y.park@uncc.edu

Staff

Staff
Name	Department	Job Title	Office	Phone	Email
Kristy Lowman		Undergraduate Academic Advisor	EPIC 3244	704-687-8116	kristy.lowman@uncc.edu
Vacant	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Research Operations Manager	EPIC 1427	704-687-1228
Vacant	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Business Services; Grants		704-687-1216
Jessica Waldman	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Graduate Academic Advisor	EPIC 3242	704-687-1347	jlwaldma@uncc.edu
Sara Watson	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Business Services Coordinator	EPIC 3356	704-687-1235	swatso34@uncc.edu
Ted Brown	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Research Operations Manager	EPIC 1425, Machine Shop	704-687-1217	tbrown@uncc.edu